Sara’s Iced Coffee

  4.6 – 99 reviews  

Wonderful vanilla-flavored iced coffee — just like at Tim Hortons! ideal for sweltering summer days.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Additional Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  1. ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (Optional)
  2. ¼ cup white sugar
  3. ¼ cup boiling water
  4. 3 cups crushed ice
  5. 4 cups brewed coffee, chilled
  6. ½ cup cream

Instructions

  1. Stir vanilla extract and sugar into boiling water until sugar has dissolved. Refrigerate until cool, about 30 minutes.
  2. Chill four glasses, if desired.
  3. Divide ice and chilled coffee evenly between four glasses. Stir in sugar mixture and cream to taste.

Reviews

Judy Martinez
I like this as a base recipe for my iced coffee. I personalized it with oat milk, vanilla extract and sugar free caramel extract. I kept the sugar because I dislike sugar substitutes. It was tasty warm and I cannot wait til the morning to drink it. Save your money on Starbucks and Dunkin. Buy your strips at Kroger, Ross, or TJ Maxx, etc and make it yourself.
Ryan Gonzalez
Very sweet coffee drink.
Morgan Harris
Resembles the taste exactly. I tried ice java but got sick from drinking so much milk. I do this recipe every day and It’s perfect!
Nathan Payne
I made it with some instant espresso which made it taste incredible! Fantastic recipe!!!!! Will make again!
Michael Wells
This recipe is great!! I make it all summer long 🙂 I often save left over coffee from the morning and use it for iced coffee in the afternoon.
Joyce Willis
Love this recipe! Been making it every summer for the past few years. I follow the recipe exactly then add vanilla flavored creamer when I pour a glass. I like mine nice and sweet.
Shannon Guerrero
We followed the recipe exactly and found it to be delicious. This will be a regular thing around our household. May tweak it a bit to lessen the calorie count going forward.
Jessica Miller
It was delicious and I cant wait to make more of it
Christopher Porter
JUST LIKE STARBUCKS! I TASTE NO DIFFERENCE!
Benjamin Martinez
Excellent recipe! Didn’t change anything! Kudos
Christine Davis
I liked this iced coffee for something different from my usual morning hot coffee. The ingredients are the same as my normal brew, except I used stevia instead of sugar. I also didn’t do the sugar and boiling water but just added my stevia to my hot coffee before letting it cool.
Michael Graham
Tasted great and very easy to make!
Tammy Olsen
It’s late October and the temperature is in the mid 90’s, this Iced Coffee is perfect for cooling down. I mixed all ingredients (except ice) in a pitcher, using 24 Splenda packets instead of sugar and substituting Fat Free & Sugar Free International Delight French Vanilla Coffee Creamer for the cream. I absolutely loved it! Thanks for a great recipe.
Lori Mitchell
I made this exactly as written, except I used half & half because that’s more to my liking. It was very delicious, not too sweet, perfect creamy texture. I found I liked it better after it was completely chilled, so the ice didn’t melt. I’ve since tried it with substituting almond extract and coconut extract for the vanilla. All have been yummy.
Danielle Parker
Super yummy!! I’m an iced coffee fanatic and this is my favorite recipe. It is super creamy and reminds me of Starbucks frappuccinos!
Timothy Marshall
Easy and super yummy!
Scott Joseph
Rather than mixing the sugar with boiling water, I used SPLENDA granulated (which dissolves perfectly) and used milk in place of the cream (I’m sure cream would have been More Delicious). So easy & a great morning pick-me-up for us “non-coffee” drinkers.
Virginia Taylor
Really great recipe. Due to dietary issues I made a few changes. Instead of cream I used soy milk, less sugar, and more vanilla (the idea being the vanilla would add sweetness without added calories) the result- deliciousness! Going to be making this again and again!
Wayne Murillo
Thanks for this simple recipe! The taste of it seemed pretty average compared to most store bought iced coffees, so I’ll enjoy tweaking this to my favor, as well as adding new flavors with different coffee’s and creamers. I do agree with others here, that the creamer can be substituted for other creamers and/or ice cream.
Erin Lucero
So easy and very versatile! Don’t want vanilla..just add chocolate and you have an iced mocha. I topped mine with whipped cream and cinnamon. Melting the sugar in the water is not necessary if the coffee is still hot. What a delicious and easy way to use that leftover coffee! Thanks for sharing.
Matthew Lucas
This was amazing! Way cheaper than going out to Starbucks or Tim Hortons! And it tastes just like them! I make pitchers of it! SOOO GOOD!

 

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